Department of Environmental Sciences

The Department of Environmental Sciences encompasses a broad range of research activities - diverse and dynamic, much like the environment itself.

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Maria Rubio Featured in a Podcast Skupaj do odkritij

We are delighted to share that our colleague Maria Rubio, a doctoral researcher at the O2, is the featured guest in the latest episode of the podcast series Skupaj do odkritij.

O2 at the Brussels Panel on Creating a Tox-Free Living Environment

On the invitation of the Slovenian Consumer Socity, Dr. Milena Horvat, participated as an invited panelist at the high-level event From Evidence to Policy: Towards a Tox-Free Living Environment, held in Brussels and organised under the NonHazCity3, LIFE ChemBee and ToxFree Life projects. 

O2 Seminar - 26 November 2025

You are kindly invited to attend the upcoming O2 Seminar. Prof. Alexei Khalizov from the New Jersey Institute of Technology will present his recent work on chemical speciation of atmospheric oxidized mercury.

New LIFE IP Restart Leaflet Published

We are pleased to announce that the first project leaflet for LIFE IP Restart is now available. The leaflet presents the core facts about the project and offers a clear, highly accessible introduction to all six of our demonstration actions.

HBM Group received the Excellent in Science Award for the Fourth Consecutive Year

At the ARIS Day event held on 12 November, awards were presented for the most outstanding scientific achievements of the past year. Among the 2025 Excellent in Science laureates, the Human Biomonitoring Group was once again recognized—marking the fourth consecutive year the group has received this prestigious distinction.

New article published in Environmental Research

Researchers from the Department of Environmental Sciences — dr. Jan Gačnikdr. Klara Žagar and dr. Polona Vreča — together with the collaborators, have published a new article in Environmental Research.

O2 Seminar - 12 November 2025

You are kindly invited to attend the upcoming O2 Seminar. Dr. Oleg Travnikov will present his work on atmospheric modelling under the O2 department.

Participation of the Department of Environmental Sciences at COP6 in Geneva

Representatives of the Department of Environmental Sciences (O-2) took part in the Sixth Conference of the Parties (COP6) to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, held in Geneva from 3 to 7 November 2025 (www.mercuryconvention.org)

O2 Seminar - 22 October 2025

You are kindly invited to attend the inaugural lecture by dr. Žiga Tkalec titled: Decoding the Metabolome and the Exposome: Integrative Mass Spectrometry Approaches for Biomarker Discovery

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The Department of Environmental Sciences encompasses a broad range of research activities, diverse and varied as the environment itself.

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Our publications and media

They are multidisciplinary, from different natural sciences to social sciences, in particular chemical, physical, geological and biological, which define our environment, society and human activities.

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Projects

With our research we would like to clarify the relationship between natural processes and human activities, and the influence of these activities on human health and the environment

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